Slappy - guitars, vocals

Alvetta Newby-Jones - vocals

Solomon Wright - basses, vocals

Matt Jennings - keys

Richard Jones - drums/percussion

Rob Robinson - drums/percussion

Guest artists:

MC Rock Most - rhymes

MC Sub-Zero - rhymes

Jonathan Lloyd - trombone

Jailan Jagne - keys, sax

Hometown

Atlanta, GA

Record Label

Dirty Bomb Records

About

We like it funkay

Description

The Axis is a funk/soul/r&b/hip-hop/electro collective comprised of three different sub-acts:

GooFaTaSol - instrumental funk & groove, big horns

Cherry Royale - soul/neo-soul and psychedelic funk, lyric-driven

Noetics - producer-based funk, soul and world music

Biography

The Axis was formed in the winter of 2010 by founding members of Atlanta funk-powerhouse Entropy, Athens reggae pioneers DubConscious and other like-minded Atlanta musicians who wanted a forum/template to express their wide-ranging musical tastes. The Axis can be one or all three of the sub-acts and can also include sets by MC Rock Most and The Sixteen Bars Hip-Hop Orchestra featuring MC Sub-Zero.

Influences

JBs,James Brown,Prince,Parliament/Funkadelic,Brand New Heavies,Jill Scott,Erykah Badu,Thievery Corporation

Band Interests

combining funk, groove, psychedelia and dance into various mediums of soul, R&B and hip-hop...styling production from studio-cuts to live improv tracks

Website

http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Axis

http://www.reverbnation.com/theaxisnoeti...

Press Contact

Conscious Artist Management, LLC

Booking Agent